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Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-03
A New Prospecting COmnanv

Articles OF incorporation of the Cresus
Gold and Silver Mining and Prospecting
company were yesterday fled with the
County Recorder. The object is to develop
quartz property to be hereafter ACQUIRED
oy the company; to mine and mill gold and
silver ore; to prospect for mines and to ID
q general mining and milling business
capital stock $4,000, 900, consistina ~
4oo,ooo shares, par value IS each. Term
oL existence, twenty years. Trustees for
Gne nrst three months, William HuseIton
aooert ). Cobban, John E. Heilie. Pin
G,pal place OF operations of the comnanu
c nve1 etralght Mining District, Jefferson
R"s4ccyy' Montana with offices in Butte and
aauselton, Robert NJ. Cobhan w Innaun
0~nauv'n, A. j. Marchand, Jno. c. He;I;a "
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-03

Our esteemed contemporary, the Helena
Independent, explains that it is in favor OF
biennial elections and annual sessions OF
the Legislature. The idea is that Legisla-
tive action would thus in a measure be
guided by the light OF experience. In other
words, the first session OF a biennial
legislature would be experimentaly, sort OF
Legislative training school SO to speak.
With all due respect to the views OF our
esteemed contemporary and a passing
acknowledgment OF it's originality, we can
hardly agree with it. Biennial sixty day
sessions are quite enough strain Tor the
state to stand, when Montana shall
have been clothed with that dignity.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-03
East Granite Street Extension.

Sheriff Lloyd informed a MINER repre-
sentative yesterday that it would only
take two weeks more to complete the fill
over the culvert in Dublin Gulch at the
end of Granite street, upon which his
boarders are at work. which would be a
very good road when finished. The cut at
the extension Of Granite on the other side
OF the gulch would grade the hill between it
and the High School 30 Is to provide
easy access to the latter. He also said
that it would give the city the best dump
in the neighborhood and said that in the
course of time with the extension of the
culvert the gulch would serve the purposes
which it was admirably adapted for and
be the bed of a sewer for that end of the
city.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-03

The organization of a Verein Bazisk is a
good thing for Butte, where there is a large
and an Influential German population.
That the next meeting is>to be held in
Butte City is a subject for congratulation
che part of all of our citizens.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-03

terial Jul But for him We doubt if
the Northern Pacific would be completed
and in operation to-day. It was his nerve
and dash-and other peoples ~money-that
gave US the great tra~nscontinental at SO
oportuHe a time. If he shall now succeed in
making something more than ashadow out
Of the Oregon Transcontineptal, he will
have accomplished greater results than
even the completion of the Northern Pacific
and have done what Elijah Smith has failed
to do.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-03

Choteau County is protesting against
the division .of the comfy in the
interest of the Great Falls boom,
and we would most heartily SYM
pathize with them in their kick, as is
shown in our Fort Benton special. The
whole scheme is in the interest of the
town of Great Falls, which would be the
county seat OF Cascade County. II this
sort OF legislation is entered upon at the
special session there will be no end to it.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-03

As is shown in our local news columns,
A. G. Smith, Esq, President of the Tacoma
Coal Company is in the city with PROPOSE.
tions to our mill men to furnish as good
coke as the Connelsville article for less
money. The Parrot has tried the coke OF
this company and are pleased with it.
This will tend to stimulate our great in
dustries and we hope our people will give
Mr.. Smith all the encouragement possible.
What is wanted in Butte is cheaper coke
and salt and he who can solve these
problems is a benefactor.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-03
DROPPED ON THE CARPET
THE CITY SUED
By the First National Bank Upon Va,
rants Drawn by tho Late Clerk Smh,
and Appropriated to His Own Use,

BY the First National Bank Upon Va,
rants Drawn by the Late Clerk Smith
and Appropriated to His Own Use,
The First National Bank Of tn,
city has begun suit against the City ofButs
to recover the sum of $4,000 in Justis
Lippincott's court. This suit is one d
many whose fate depends upon the result
in this test case. The suit in question: il
based upon an order dated November y
1885, drawn in favor of VIM. Thompson.
signed by the late H.. B. Smith as City CLERK
and countersigned by H. L. Frank, Mayor.
The bill of VIM. Thompson was one d
many which had been passed by the Ctr
Council, and the order was perfectly legtt
mate and correct. Rut after the Mayors
signature had been secured Smith erased
the printed word ''order" contained in tn.
warrant and substituted in ink the word
"bearer," when he Endorsed the order him.
self, presented the cheque at the bank and
DREW THE MONEY ON IT.
It is known that City Clerk Smith had
treated many other warrants similarly
and the irregularity becoming known Oh
rather suspected, a committee of the ther
City Council was appointed to Investigate
into the matter, and just about that tius
Smith committed suicide and the discovery
came to light that he had drawn the moner
on a great many other warrants in The
same way, the word order being erased
and s'bearer" substituted by him when he
Endorsed them and drew the money which
he
APPROPRIATED TO HIS W USE.
The city had no recourse but to pay tn
bills by new warrants drawn by Smiths
successor for the original amounts Oh
presentation OF the bills. The exact
amount has not been ascertained, but iii
surmised that over $4,000 was thus stolen
by Smith, whose suicide was consequent
upon the discovery made. The city re-
fused to pay the warrants since
collected by Smith and The
bank has accordingly beg n suit for The
original amounts paid to Smith, as the!
claim that the payment was Legitimate.
The First National Bank is indebted to
the city for taxes in the amount OF $780,
which they refuse to pay. Messrs. KNOWLES
& Forbis appear for the bank and the de-
fence for the city is in the hands OF Git!
Attorney Speer.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-03

A continuous and heavy rain fell all
day yesterday from Medicine Hat, N. w. T.,
east and west, and south throughout the
Territory OF Montana. In the vicinity Of
Fort Assinaboine and Fort Benton the
heaviest rain of the season fell yesterday,
and it ia feared will very much delay grad
ing along the line OF the Manitoba road.
At $50 o.. m. the rain had moderated
somewhat and heavy westerly cold winds
had set in. These advices are received from
the Rocky Mountain Telegraph company,
the only line through which We can have
anv communication with that isolated Sec
ton of the country.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-03
The Marget Ann Leased

The Marget Ann mine was leased mill
months to George Fl. Blake an' ns
for six months. The mine fer'e" ,.sds
royalty Of one-Iourth OF the net p I'D At
Of ores taken from it; the mill ren." ,,ip,
$500 a month in advance, ana ss
and mill we're bonded for $50, U w. ttsrni
months. Provisions are made 10, rort
nation nj the lease on proper "es'"
ing the mine and mill, etc.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-03
Est ates Administered

IL 'ne Probate Court yesterday Georoe
!" was appointed administrator q,
one estate OF Pat Foley and letters NJ sd.
mlnlstrat'on issued to him. The saue
course was taken in the estate =, W~
a a,n' In the estate OF George Bull g. da.
e . OF settlement Of the adnin;atroto.,s
~ aao was entered and an allowance
maS e'ogo TO his father, who is his he;,
M me estate OF Chris Hart, W. J.
appointed appraisers. I" oiroour
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-03
PERSONAL

Salton Cameron, of Georgetown, is in
the city.
VIM. Hardenbrook, of Race Track, was
in the city yesterday.
Mrs. Ornstein has left for Salt Lake and
thence to San Francisco.
P. S. Williams left for San Francisco last
evening via the Union Pacific.
Dave Murray was on the streets yester.
day looking up his lost love-Butte.
w. S. F. Smith left last night by the
Northern Pacific for Mazomanie, Wjscon.
sin.
DR.. A. H. Mitchell returned to Deer
Lodge last evening, after a days visit in
Butte.
Martin Dixon is reported to be living sick
with pneumonia in the Central Hotel.
Basin.
Mrs. Judge Lippincott, Mrs. P. A Lareev
and Mrs. Daggett left last night for Soda
Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Awkright and child went
to Kansas City last night by the Union
Pacific.
Mrs. Myrtle Heck took the Union Pa
cific route to Cleveland, Ohio, yesterday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Lavell left BY the
Union Pacific yesterday evening for
Bellevue.
Miss Lizzie Scott, OF Helena, is visiting in
Butte, and is the guest of DR.. and Mrs.
Whitford. "
Miss Annie Long returned to town ves-
terday after a pleasant visit to friends in
Anaconda.
Morris Sands, OF Sands Bros, Helena.
arrived in town and will his
vile home to-day.
yelling Napton, of st. Louis, a brother
OF Thomas L. Napton, arrived from Deer
Lodge on last evenings train.
Mrs. S. n. Shepherd left for San Fran.
cisco yesterday via the Northern Pacific
and Oregon & California route.
Major F. W. Werlitz returned from the
capital yesterday morning and speaks on
Enthusiastically Of the pleasure he enioyed in
his visit. l."
John Mcguire returns to-day from Helena
with Master Willie Curtis, who has hean
visiting the family OF his uncle, Colonel
Charles Curtis.
Charles Mitchell and wife, J. P. Gordon
wife, A. c. Newill and Mrs. J. Williams
were depactures by the Union Pacific last
night for Ogden.
. G; Jackson and G. Perault. Chicago; Mrs.
8. j. Rhodes, Flint, Mich, and p FarraH
London, ENGLAND, were the departnres hn
nights Northern Pacific train.
We undertook to say yesterday morning
Patrick Bishop was a contractor nn
the Montana Central. but the tvnes in
sisted on having it conductor. His hns;-
less is to punch tunnels, not tickets.
Miss Clara Roberts returned from bor
outing night before last with the glow Of
health upon her fair face. She vii ~ ~
charge OF the society columns -,
Katie A. Tooey, the accomplished niece
Deputy Collector Mccormack, will enter
her third year at St. Mary OF the Word
'ear rerre Haute, Ind, ON Monday G shs
8 a very bright young lady and r. in = {
he Sisters. ny
Hon. Con. Kohrs, one of the catt,. h,..
Montana, a resident of Deer Lodge. ac'
ON mP p by his accomplished daughters a
inc, p MISS Nledrlnghaus one of the bellies Of S
R. Maillet. Under such social attan. |
ions ~ will be bestowed upon thess Si.. !.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-03

Now hat the Baltimore & Ohio Express
Company has sold it's franchises, etc., to
the United States Company, we fear the
sale of it's telegraph plant and franchises
to the Western Union will follow. The in
clination of the B. & o. seems to be to
close out all of it's collateral interests and
engage. exclusively in the railway business.
This is to be deplored, as it shows the ten
dency on the part of great corporations to
retire from the competitives field by con-
solidatiop. thus placing the people at the
mercy OF nonopolies.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-03
O6C
WOLVES AND COYOTES.
Assets, Nil; Liabilities Indefinite

The Butte Steam Laundry Comp""'
which is described as "a corporation oiS'
lied and existing under and by Vif'V
the Territory OF Montana lied y,
ment OF it's assets aud liabilities yeS''' :.
by it's acting secretary, j. 4. Oafn ..l
which it appears that $25,ooo eap "ius
stock has been paid in. with en "rssput
irankness it is admitted that the p nan OF
assets are no%thing-not even a stg tapevpr
a wash tub. The total liabilities, ne oSo g.,
loot up the handsome total o. sl'o "nte in
OF which $S2.65 is put down " sirily
favor Of H. j. Blume. and the balan.e mate
summarized as aggregate anpfo
amount due on book accounts.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-03

Wall street was treated to a bull surprise
on yesterday. Values advanced in a fright
full ratio, and the bears had to hunt their
dens early in the action. Oregon Trans
continental. which has been in the hole for
some time, came out and summed itself with
a five per cent advance, though some
m~anipulations on the part Of Willard, who
was not dead but sleeping made an adj
vance. Sympathetically the Northern
Pacific registered an advance also.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-03

A Livingston special says that Captain
Harris, II charge of the military outfit il
the NatioasIP Park, fired Councilman Waters
from the reservation because he had taken
his name in vain. We would like to know
by what authority this proud specimen
from the West Poinl snobfactory can send
an American civilian out of the Park into
the exile of a special session OF the Council
at Helena.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-03

Colorow and his bucks have hied them
selves back to their reservation. They
found that they were not dealing with the
regulars, but frontiersmen, who fight on
their own plan and shoot to kill from be-
hind cover. They are afraid the Colorado
troops will follow them to their reserva-
ton, so they express a burning desire to
have a medicine talk and smoke the pipe OF
peace with Governor Adams. That.sort OF
th-n bette "A~n 1ne SMOKE
nj battle.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-03

Our special from Winnipeg shows that
the law is to be rigidly enforced. AltLouvE
Manager Van Horne evaded the seryicc o.
subpenas on him and on Stephens. the
president, by running through Winnipeg at
forty miles an hour IN a special, he is sub.
iect to being served in Montreal. We hope
that the subpenas will be duly served
upon him their, and that he will be made
to answer to the complaint of the Red
River line.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-03

Henry Willard. it is claimed, has placed
five million dollars OF the bonds of the Ore
gon Transcontinental Company in Berlin,
and is ambling swiftly to the front again
financially. We of the West should take a
personal interest in Mr.. Willard. He has
done much Tor the development OF our ma
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-03

Chamberlain claims he ia coming to
glimmering idea OF our system of govern
meat and smuggle some of it into the Lon
don editorial mind, which seems to suffer
from lack Of authentic information on our
governmental system.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-03

President Cleveland has been rendered
the freedom OF the city OF San Francisco.
When Grover leaves Washington for his
western tour he should secure a round trip
ticket to the golden shore of the Pacific
slope.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-03
The Bulgarian M,n,..-

HoFlA' Augut 29.-M. stambuloff h..
san, sea fr1nce Ferdinand to summon NJ
oomkoH to form a ministry. A meot;n.n:
ioif,S ''ca. leaders was held at NJ. St. 49,
mn = residence to-day. M. tamhnoIamo
'aken TO form q ministry. mas
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-03
A FORTUNATE ESCAPE

.o''e ON Upper Main
Discovered Before 1t had 's''st
Roadway and tho Loss Conn a'nsd
Small. parativel,
A fire occurred yesterday mo,,;
middle one OF the three One. In tn.
houses on the east side Of MY brick
above Copper, belonging to stasa Street,
occupied by Mr.. Quicker and u; noshs,
Mr.. Quicker Is a partner in the W.; .atall9
plant saloon at Main and Park, ans Els'
on the night watch, getting bon ano Has
4::3O q. m. He sleeps in a middl. about
the house and about 8 O'Clock W.. .0on IL
ened by a choking sensation. H. aSak'
allied that tho cause was smos bo0a re-
jumping up and opening his doo. sad,
that the family had only discova' found
presence OF a fire about the sams . ire The
he did. It was in a room adio;ui:mue az
kitchen which was occupied as q halas The
and in which Mr.. Quicker uroon
was q trunk containing some gu There
papers to him. There were 's'aabls
A COUPLE OF PALS
of rain water on the porch which h.,,
collected during the recent rainv vs.S ISL
These had been brought in and Mr. n.y.,
burst the door open and heaved tbe;.
tents in what happened to be tho wv WV
direction, for no fame was visible .sas
dense smoke that filled the room. u.."s
rushed into the binding smoke t. sasa
! his trunk raj and managed to dra, il tueN
when he was overcome and fell unconss;o ut
The smoke soon cleared away and ;,oaa
found the fire had been extinguished h,
water already thrown. The supposit;:,.a We
/ that the fire caught from a spark fromu
pipe of the stove in the kitchen which :, w
enters the same fue that commuai.ppst
with the room in question. The can '.
/ the fue in the bedroom is ill-fttinx and W
spark
DROPPED ON THE CARPET
which it ignited, and some clothes CATCH.
/ made the dense smoke which was 80 NJ.
towering. It's discovery was providers
| as a few minutes more and the fire sr,
have gained enough headwayt to burn dor
| the dwelling, or at least it's conte,s
| There was no alarm given. Mr., DueIs
| puts his loss at over a hundred dolas
chiefly in clothing, but is thankful it WAN,
worse. He vas made very sick bv N
smoke he inhaled, but was about yestsrd,
afternoon 10 usual.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-03

~ n
The Pennsylvania Democrats met lie
State convention at Allentown ON yester-
day and adopted a series OF resolutions
which can but commend themselves to
their countrymen.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-03
YESTERDAYS Isl WORK

Our elaborate special service shows thu
progress made at yesterdays special ses
sion Of the Legislature. The members o.
both houses seem disposed to accomplish
all they can in the shortest possible space
OF time. The members are kindly disposed
to an early adjournment and yet inclined
to q careful consideration of pending
The only fault we have to find
is a natural yielding to the impulse fol
springing new legislation. This can but
reault in %prolonging the session or i'm.
mature and ill advised legislation.
either pha<e of which is to be deplored
However, they are showing tan homes dis
position to do what is right and accom-
plish all the good they can.
~
Mr.. Mantle introduced the feature of the
session, in SO far as Butte is concerned, in
amendments to the reincorporation act.
Our al ert special says that the main thing
he will offer in the way of amendments will
be to make all offices elective. He takes
out the property qualification for officers,
lessons the authority to expend money
from four to two per cent. of the assessed
valuation and provides that not more
than one per cent. shall be ex
pended in any m year. His pro.
posed amendments further provide that
mines and mining machinery within the
city limits shall not be subject to taxation
by the city except such surface ground as
is used for private purposes, and farther
that no bonded indebtedness shall be ere.
ated except by a vote of the people," The
proposition to exempt the mining property
from taxation for city purposes is
designed to protect the industry of mining
upon which the future prosperity of the
city is based, and may obviate many oh.
j~ections to the measure. But there GER
tainly car be no objections to the clause
which provides that no bonded indebted
ness shall be incurred without submitting
the same to the people. 1t was this happy
provision which protected che public
against the bungling act Of the ~reenla.
the bill we will forbear for the present fur
ther comment.
~
The session seems to be somewhat agi-
tated over the Cascade County bill. Mr..
Tim Collins made a strong speech in sup
port OF the measure on yesterday, and Mr..
Jerry Collins, of the Great Falls Tribune,
wires a card to THE MINER, making a good
argument in favor of the measure. The
MINER is pleased to give both of these able
gentlemen a hearing, although opposed to
them. As we have before stated, we are
not opposed to the Cascade County bill
except on the same ground that we oppose
the Insane Asylum bill, and that is that it
is new and not remedial legislation. This
session wal called to cure the evils
of the regular session, as we understand it.
In any event it has it's hands full to accom-
plish this purpose. We are grieved to note
the fact that the good people OF Benton
and Great Falls are divided on this divis-
ion question. There is room enough in
that great north country for both Of them
to enjoy the transcendent glories of a
county seat and an occasional term of
court and the attendant jury service.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-03
Paid Gut on the Bounty Bill.

The following are the bounties for killing
certain animals paid to the several counties
from January 1 to August 20, 1887, for
all animals for which bounties are paid:
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-03
Bullion ShipmentS.

The following were the shipments of
bullion from here for the past two days by
the Pacific Express Company:
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-03

r. g. Huston is our authorized travelling
agent, and receipts given by him for
moneys due the Miner Publishing Company
will be duly honored.